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K. Alexander AdelaarFAHA
Adelaar at Kuala Lumpur (2011)
Born Karl Alexander Adelaar1953 (age 72–73)The Hague, Netherlands
Occupation Linguist
Academic background
Alma mater Leiden University
Doctoral advisor Robert Blust
Academic work
Institutions University of Melbourne
Main interests Austronesian linguistics

Karl Alexander "Sander" Adelaar FAHA (born 1953 in The Hague[1]) is a linguist primarily interested in the Austronesian languages of Borneo, Madagascar, and Taiwan, as well as the Malayic languages. He also does research on the oral and literary traditions of Indonesia.[2]

Adelaar is currently attached to Palacky University (Olomouc, Czech Republic) and affiliated with the University of Melbourne. He is the current managing editor of Pacific Linguistics[3] and managing editor of Oceanic Linguistics. He has been a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities since 2008.[4]

Adelaar is a graduate of Indonesian Studies at Leiden University. In 1977, he defended his MA thesis, and in 1985 he obtained a doctorate in Austronesian linguistics.[5]

  1. ^ "Adelaar, Sander". NIAS. Archived from the original on 2020-04-30.
  2. ^ "A/Prof Sander Adelaar". University of Melbourne. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
  3. ^ Editorial board, Pacific Linguistics
  4. ^ "Fellow Profile: Alexander Adelaar". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
  5. ^ "Fellows". Australian Academy of the Humanities. Archived from the original on 2020-04-30.